THE CAUX ROUND TABLE PRINCIPLES FOR THE CAUX ROUND TABLE PRINCIPLES FOR ESTABLISHING MORAL GOVERNMENT:ESTABLISHING MORAL GOVERNMENT:

Civil Society and Valued GovernmentCivil Society and Valued Government

Presenter: Nevin Doran Hunter, Ph.D.Presenter: Nevin Doran Hunter, Ph.D.Professor of Public AdministrationProfessor of Public AdministrationMinnesota State UniversityMinnesota State UniversityMankato, Minnesota Mankato, Minnesota

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WHAT IS THE CAUX ROUND WHAT IS THE CAUX ROUND TABLE?TABLE?

The Caux Round table (CRT) is an The Caux Round table (CRT) is an international network of principled business international network of principled business leaders working to promote a moral leaders working to promote a moral capitalism. The CRT advocates capitalism. The CRT advocates implementation of CRT principles for implementation of CRT principles for business through which principled business through which principled capitalism can flourish and sustainable and capitalism can flourish and sustainable and socially responsible prosperity can become socially responsible prosperity can become the foundation for a fair, free and the foundation for a fair, free and transparent global society.transparent global society.

The Caux Round table also advocates The Caux Round table also advocates implementation of CRT principles of moral implementation of CRT principles of moral government to promote justice and to government to promote justice and to provide for the safety and welfare of all provide for the safety and welfare of all citizens of the nation.citizens of the nation.

CAUX ROUND TABLE PRINCIPLES FOR CAUX ROUND TABLE PRINCIPLES FOR

MORAL GOVERNMENTMORAL GOVERNMENT Justice and the Ends of Moral Justice and the Ends of Moral

GovernmentGovernmentKyoseiKyosei

a standard of conduct that values mutuality and a standard of conduct that values mutuality and interdependence among living beings and their interdependence among living beings and their environmentsenvironments

Human DignityHuman Dignity individuals and institutions should respect the individuals and institutions should respect the

autonomy and the subjective value of individualsautonomy and the subjective value of individualsNaturalistic Moral SenseNaturalistic Moral Sense

individuals can rise above self-absorption and individuals can rise above self-absorption and take into account the needs and feelings of take into account the needs and feelings of othersothers

THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLETHE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE

PUBLIC POWER IS HELD IN TRUST FOR THE PUBLIC POWER IS HELD IN TRUST FOR THE COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY PUBLIC POWER BRINGS RESPONSIBILITY PUBLIC POWER BRINGS RESPONSIBILITY

FOR THE WELFARE OF OTHERS. THE FOR THE WELFARE OF OTHERS. THE HOLDER OF POWER SERVES AS A HOLDER OF POWER SERVES AS A STEWARD.STEWARD.

GENERAL PRINCIPLESGENERAL PRINCIPLES DISCOURSE ETHICS SHOULD GUIDE THE DISCOURSE ETHICS SHOULD GUIDE THE

APPLICATION OF PUBLIC POWERAPPLICATION OF PUBLIC POWER PUBLIC POWER SHALL REST ITS PUBLIC POWER SHALL REST ITS

LEGITIMACY IN PROCESSES OF LEGITIMACY IN PROCESSES OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DISCOURSE COMMUNICATIONS AND DISCOURSE AMONG FREE AGENTS WHO CONSTITUTE AMONG FREE AGENTS WHO CONSTITUTE THE COMMUNITY TO BE SERVED BY THE THE COMMUNITY TO BE SERVED BY THE GOVERNMENT.GOVERNMENT.

GENERAL PRINCIPLESGENERAL PRINCIPLES THE CIVIC ORDER MUST NOT FORGET ITS THE CIVIC ORDER MUST NOT FORGET ITS

DUTY TO CITIZENSDUTY TO CITIZENS THE CIVIC ORDER PROTECTS AND THE CIVIC ORDER PROTECTS AND

PROMOTES THE INTEGRITY, DIGNITY, AND PROMOTES THE INTEGRITY, DIGNITY, AND SELF RESPECT OF ITS MEMBERS IN THEIR SELF RESPECT OF ITS MEMBERS IN THEIR CAPACITY AS CITIZENS AND MUST AVOID CAPACITY AS CITIZENS AND MUST AVOID ALL MEASURES, OPPRESIVE AND OTHER, ALL MEASURES, OPPRESIVE AND OTHER, WHOSE TENDENCY IS TO TRANSFORM THE WHOSE TENDENCY IS TO TRANSFORM THE CITIZEN INTO A SUBJECT.CITIZEN INTO A SUBJECT.

GENERAL PRINCIPLESGENERAL PRINCIPLES PUBLIC SERVANTS SHALL REFRAIN FROM PUBLIC SERVANTS SHALL REFRAIN FROM

ABUSE OF OFFICE AND CORRUPTION AND ABUSE OF OFFICE AND CORRUPTION AND SHALL EXHIBIT PERSONAL INTEGRITYSHALL EXHIBIT PERSONAL INTEGRITY PUBLIC OFFICE IS NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC OFFICE IS NOT TO BE USED FOR

PERSONAL GAIN OR FINANCIAL PERSONAL GAIN OR FINANCIAL ADVANTAGE OR AS A PREROGATIVE ADVANTAGE OR AS A PREROGATIVE MANIPULATED BY ARBITRARY PERSONAL MANIPULATED BY ARBITRARY PERSONAL DESIRE.DESIRE.

GENERAL PRINCIPLESGENERAL PRINCIPLES SECURITY OF PERSONS, INDIVIDUAL SECURITY OF PERSONS, INDIVIDUAL

LIBERTY AND OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY LIBERTY AND OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY ARE THE FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL ARE THE FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL JUSTICEJUSTICE THE CIVIC ORDER SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE CIVIC ORDER SHALL PROVIDE FOR

THE SECURITY OF LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE SECURITY OF LIFE, LIBERTY AND PROPERTY OF ITS CITIZENS IN ORDER TO PROPERTY OF ITS CITIZENS IN ORDER TO INSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY.INSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF BUSINESSRESPONSIBILITIES OF BUSINESS

THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF BUSINESSBUSINESS

BUSINESS BEHAVIORBUSINESS BEHAVIOR RESPECT FOR RULESRESPECT FOR RULES SUPPORT FOR MULILATERAL TRADESUPPORT FOR MULILATERAL TRADE RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTRESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AVOIDANCE OF ILLICIT OPERATIONSAVOIDANCE OF ILLICIT OPERATIONS

GENERAL PRINCIPLESGENERAL PRINCIPLES

JUSTICE SHALL BE PROVIDEDJUSTICE SHALL BE PROVIDED THE CIVIC ORDER SHALL BE IMPARTIAL THE CIVIC ORDER SHALL BE IMPARTIAL

AMONG CITIZENS WITHOUT REGARD TO AMONG CITIZENS WITHOUT REGARD TO CONDITION, ORIGIN, SEX OR OTHER CONDITION, ORIGIN, SEX OR OTHER FUNDAMENTAL, INHERENT ATTRIBUTES.FUNDAMENTAL, INHERENT ATTRIBUTES.

GENERAL PRINCIPLESGENERAL PRINCIPLES

GENERAL WELFARE MEANS IMPROVING THE GENERAL WELFARE MEANS IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUAL CITIZENSWELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS THE STATE SHALL NURTURE AND THE STATE SHALL NURTURE AND

SUPPORT ALL THOSE INSTITUTIONS, SUPPORT ALL THOSE INSTITUTIONS, MOST CONDUCIVE TO THE FREE SELF-MOST CONDUCIVE TO THE FREE SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND SELF REGARD OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND SELF REGARD OF THE INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN.INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN.

GENERAL PRINCIPLESGENERAL PRINCIPLES

TRANSPARENCY OF GOVERNMENT ENSURES TRANSPARENCY OF GOVERNMENT ENSURES ACCOUNTABITYACCOUNTABITY THE CIVIC ORDER SHALL NOT ACT WITH THE CIVIC ORDER SHALL NOT ACT WITH

EXCESSIVE SECRECY OR PROVIDE ITS EXCESSIVE SECRECY OR PROVIDE ITS CITIZENS WITH INADEQUATE CITIZENS WITH INADEQUATE INFORMATION.INFORMATION.

GENERAL PRINCIPLESGENERAL PRINCIPLES

GLOBAL COOPERATION ADVANCES GLOBAL COOPERATION ADVANCES NATIONAL WELFARENATIONAL WELFARE GOVERNMENTS SHOULD ESTABLISH BOTH GOVERNMENTS SHOULD ESTABLISH BOTH

DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH JUSTICE AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH JUSTICE AND RESPECT FOR THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING RESPECT FOR THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM TREATIES AND OTHER SOURCES OF FROM TREATIES AND OTHER SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW CAN BE INTERNATIONAL LAW CAN BE MAINTAINED.MAINTAINED.

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